Manchester City vs Brighton
FA Cup semi-final 2018-19
Venue: Wembley
Date: Saturday, 6 April, 2019
Kick-off: 5:30pm GMT
Manchester City can take another step towards claiming an unprecedented quadruple when they meet Brighton in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The League Cup winners and Premier League leaders are heavy favourites to reach the competition showpiece for the first time since 2013 after coming back from two goals down to beat Championship side Swansea in dramatic fashion last month.
Pep Guardiola's dominant side, who are also through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, previously thrashed Rotherham 7-0 before also beating Burnley and fourth-tier Newport.
After wins over Bournemouth, West Brom and Derby, Brighton secured their place in the last four in similarly dramatic fashion.
Chris Hughton's Seagulls, 15th in the league and five points clear of the relegation zone, also overcame a two-goal deficit at Millwall thanks to a late goalkeeper blunder and eventually triumphed on penalties.
Manchester City vs Brighton team news and predicted line-ups
Pep Guardiola has offered no guarantees to the fit-again Benjamin Mendy ahead of the semi-final, despite Oleksandr Zinchenko being forced off with a hamstring injury during Wednesday's 2-0 win over Cardiff that sent City back to the top of the Premier League.
Sergio Aguero could return after missing that game in the aftermath of a knock sustained at Fulham, but Fabian Delph remains sidelined along with long-term absentee Claudio Bravo.
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Danilo, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Aguero
German midfielder Pascal Gross (hamstring) is the only confirmed Brighton absentee, while Hughton is hopeful that Solly March and Jurgen Locadia (both calf) will be in contention.
Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Bissouma, Stephens, Propper, Knockaert, Jahanbakhsh, Murray
Score prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Brighton
The odds are firmly stacked against Brighton, who are still nervously looking over their shoulders in the league and will be fancied by very few to stop the City juggernaut.
A one-off tie at a neutral venue may offer some hope of an upset, but it would take a very brave person to back against Guardiola and co reaching another final.
Manchester City vs Brighton tickets
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Click here for Brighton ticket info.
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Match odds
- Manchester City to qualify: 1/80
- Brighton to qualify: 14/1
First goalscorer odds
- Sergio Aguero: 21/10
- Gabriel Jesus: 11/4
- Raheem Sterling: 10/3
- Leroy Sane: 9/2
- Riyad Mahrez: 5/1
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live for free in the UK on BBC One. Viewers with a valid TV licence will be able to stream the match online via the BBC iPlayer.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with James Robson at Wembley.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
These two teams have met three times in the Premier League, with City winning each game, scoring seven goals and conceding just one.
In September, Raheem Sterling and Aguero both notched in a 2-0 win for Guardiola's men at the Etihad. They will meet again on the final day of the top-flight campaign.
